The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-12-08
THE DEFENSE ENDS.


Arcnsdorrs Counsel Examines tho Last Of
the Witnesses In His Behalf Evidence
In K.buita. - A Prominent Witness for
the State Deals . Death.BlOw 10 the
a ibi Theory.
SIOUX CRY, Ia, Nov 29-The Arensdorf
trial dragged slowly yesterday morning,
only six witnesses being examined Ado.ph
NeppeI testified that In buying Mrs Bis
marck's house John Arensdorf had merely
acted as his agent, he tNepper) not being on
gool terms with the Bismarck's WILL
lam Hiies swoTe to the good character
OF Arensdorf. and to the bad character
OF Leavitt. Lee Longworihy, new wit
ness, formerly the n ght clerk of the Mad
ison House, on Third street, swore that on
the night of the murder, shortly after
the shot was fired, Paul Leader
and another man came around the
corner OF Water and Third streets,
and went east past the Madison
toward the Milwaukee house This sup
ports Leaders, evidence and contradicts
hi marck's Juh,. the Dane. says it was not
Arensdorf. but Leavi.t. who fired the shot
Sioux Cry, Ia Nov. 3D-yery important
and seemingly reliable evidence was given
In the Arensdorf case yesterday morning,
all tending to establish an alibi Rob-
ert Buchanan small boy, who was
early at the scene of the murder, and
who was sent for doctor, swore that
Arcnsdorf, with whom he was well acquaint-
ed was not in the crowd that went west
from Junk's saloon, but that Leavitt was
Lewis Hagenois. now Of Milwaukee,, former
~ cook at the Shepherd restaurant here,
testified that on the night of the murder
Arensdorf gos supper about $50 o'clock
In the restaurant Aftcrward he and
Arcnsdorf shook dice for the drinks nj
tie bar In front of the restaurant.
Carson, proprietor of the Cataract House,
Sioux Falls, ate supper at the restau-
rant. He was looking for cook and had
his eye on Hagenois, and when Carson fin
ished supper he walked into the saloon
He saw Hagenois and man shaking
dice He watched them to find what
sort of company his prospective cook
kept Carson passel out and had Just
st pped onto the walk when the shot was
fired He can not state definitely who it
was that was shaking dice with Hsgenois,
but says it was a man OF the same build as
Arensdorf and dressed like he was that night
Sioux CRY, Ia Nov In the Arensdorf
trial on Tuesday Fritz Folger. never before
on the stand in this case, the man charged
by Bismarck with having bought him .
ticket to San Francisco and given him
500 Of Arcnsdorf's money, denied
under oath all these transactions
sylvester Grandn, whom Bismarck alleges
was his compatriot, then took the stand
He denied in the main Bslnarck's story, vet
acknowledged that overtures had been made
to him to whip Haddock He claimed to
4, s<,1, xtn&
at homo when the murder occurred
SIOUX CITY, Ia, Dec. John Arensdorf
who is on trial here for the murder of
Rev. Mr.. Haddock. took the witness stand
In his own defense Wednesday after
noon He testified that he did not see the
crowd of men who were looking for
Haddock, including Thieber, Platt. Leavitt,
and Peters, except for few minutes in
Junk's saloon; that they went out before
he did, and that he did not know where
they went, and that he went from Junk's
across the street to the SHEPPARD saloon,
and thence to the English Kitchen" His
former testimony was to the effect that he
went directly from Junk's to the "Kitch-
en-" Arensdcrf further testified that while
ut Sherman's place, the Kitchen. = he heard
talk Of some one having been shot down on
Water street, and having gone there learned
for the first time OF Haddock's murder.
SIOUX City, Ia, Dec 2-The defense in
the Haddock murder case rested yester-
day morning Immediately after the cross
examination of John Arcnsdorf The de-
fendant, in explaining the differences be-
tween his a,ibi testimony in this trial and
that in his first trial, said that he had
forgotten much. The state began its re-
hutting testimony. f. Bradenburg swore
that about ten days before the murder OF
Haddock, Arensdorf. the defendant, said
that he would head mob at any time to
drive out the ProhibitionistS
SIOUX CRY. Ia, Dec I'm the Arensdori
trial on Thursday Six witnesses from Month
cello. Ia. swore that the general moral char
acter OF Mrs Potter, one Of3the witnesses fOl
thu d sfense, was bad G. H. Cummings testi-
fcd that J. H. Taylor told him that Arens-
dorf had left the shepherd saloon the night
of the murder in plenty Of time to 60 to
Jnnk's saloon and to get to the place where
Mr. Haddot! was murdered Taylor is the
! witness who testified that Arensdorf was in
the Shepherd saloon at about the time OF
the murder
Sioux CITYf H., Dec 3-Yesterday was
one of the most important in the trial ol
| John Arensdorf for the murder OF Rev
George c. Haddock. A large number Of
witnesses were examined, contradicting
| and impeach;ng the main witnesses fol
| the defense The climax was reached
| when Hon. Byron Webster, Of Dubuque
| United States revenue collector. took ths
stand and testified that from about
| 10 o'clock till the fatal shot was fred OF
| the night of the murder he was in the
| Shepherd saloon and restaurant; that he go
! his supper there, and that Arensdorf wal
not there. The evidence was positive. The
/ importance of this evidence consists in tht
! fact thai the Shepherd saloon is the place
where Arensdorf located himself at the mo
ment of the murder, and for some time be
| fore and is the vital point OF the alibi